Comments on: Testicle Tuesday Pick: Steve Jobs

By: Emmanuel Housen

Emmanuel Housen — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:22:11 +0000

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By: Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com

Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:04:28 +0000

Tony: Beautifully stated: "i give, laugh, indulge and make mistakes.. but i love big and love the diversity of life….." Baba Doodlius: I spit my tea out as I read that comment! Miss Smith: It's true what you say about support. Sometimes you have to be your first / biggest cheerleader. Once things work out, others will get on board.

By: Miss Smith

Miss Smith — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:55:53 +0000

Love what you have up here Twanna. And I feel you in many ways. I finally feel my dots starting to connect and all I have to do is keep an end vision in mind and I know that the rest will fall into place. People always think you need to have people on your side and behind you and supporting you but I’m seeing more clearly now that “If you build it, they will come.”

Exciting times we’re in, when people like Steve Jobs can be a testament to what success is and how it can be achieved.

By: Baba Doodlius

Baba Doodlius — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:14:49 +0000

I tried to join my dots once, and they turned out to be a picture of Richard Nixon. So, sometimes connecting your dots ends up being a disappointment.

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:53:14 +0000

Fuck i still have no idea when my dots will join.. i just conduct myself hopefully with intent … i give, laugh, indulge and make mistakes.. but i love big and love the diversity of life…..

Tony
London
UK

By: Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com

Twanna A. Hines | FUNKYBROWNCHICK.com — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:18:56 +0000

dkzone: You bring up a really good point: happiness is found within, not with a particular job. A: YES! :) You said --> "The only way to keep up is by continuing to learn." Original_Bro: No prob, Bro! Any time. Guy Sez: I've said it before and I'll say it again. I. Have. The. Best. Readers. On. The. Whole. Fucking. Internet. Seriously, I really love reading the comments that you all write. Whether you agree, disagree or just say something goofy, it's all refreshing to see what people post!

By: Guy Sez

Guy Sez — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:21:12 +0000

There’s such a lot of wisdom, of philosophy, of entertainment in TED sessions. Where YouTube can be a timewaster, I regard any time on TED as an investment.

On career paths, give me someone with a varied background every time. More interesting, broader-minded, more tolerant of others. So many people are too insular, too quick to blow off people who aren’t like themselves. In today’s world understanding other people, other creeds, other nations is critical.

President Obama is a case in point.

By: Original_Bro

Original_Bro — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:50:35 +0000

Thanks for the post, FBC, I needed to read that today!

By: A

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:57:04 +0000

In many fields, a degree is only considered to be good for a certain number of years. After that, your knowledge is obsolete. This is mostly true for fields which change rapidly, such as medicine and computer programming, but it’s becoming the case for other fields as well. For instance, a couple of years ago a PR job wouldn’t have considered social media, and now it’s pretty much a requirement. The only way to keep up is by continuing to learn.

I recently read an article that suggested that breadth of knowledge is becoming more important than depth of knowledge, as you can always pursue an interest to a deeper level more easily than you can cultivate a broad range of interests. For people like you (and me), who want to switch careers and continue to learn new things, that’s good news. The old A, B, … Z path may not be completely obsolete, but it’s certainly no longer the only way or even the best way to approach your career. There’s also been some research that suggests that incremental invention comes from having people from the same field, but revolutionary invention comes primarily when you have people with a mix of backgrounds.

So, as long as you feel good about each stage of your journey, you shouldn’t be too concerned if you don’t know “what you want to be when you grow up.” You’ve developed marketable skills, and in the worst case you could fall back on those.

- A (studied: writing, history, philosophy; worked: programmer; studied: business)

By: dkzone

dkzone — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:33:15 +0000

I am hesitant to go and list the myriad of various jobs my life has taken me through. I prefer instead to pin my life as being successful, based on the happiness that I enjoy.

;)